Funny Halloween Costumes

The 19 Funniest, Most On-Point Halloween Costumes For 2017

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When Halloween comes around, most of us feel somewhat undecided about cool costume ideas. The risks of a bad one include: looking like an idiot (and feeling like one), freezing your valuables in a pair of too-tight pants, showing up to the party in a duplicate outfit (ugh, worst), and choosing a costume that's so obscure that no one gets it. But while a lot of guys out there opt for the most beaten path of superheroes and villains, going a different route can payoff—especially if you can generate a few laughs.

Costumes that are cool and genuinely funny are few and far between, and often take a bit of DYI magic to get right. But rest assured, you won't regret the extra work of coming up with an original idea when you show up to an evening of Halloween mischief looking like the biggest goof around. And most importantly, funny costumes don't take themselves too seriously—after all, this is Halloween, not Comic Con.

To help you along in your hunt, here are 19 of the most ridiculous, funny and on-point costumes for 2017.

A Cup of Covfefe

Amazon / FunFill

Perhaps one of the best words released into the Twittersphere this year (and by the POTUS himself, no less) is Covfefe. Its true meaning still confounds us and the myriad memes certainly convey as much. The closest fit though was the most celebrated drink on the planet, after water. Seeing as we’ve all hit “send” too soon once or twice, why not celebrate the typo? You’ll just need to DIY doctor the “correct” spelling onto your own hot cup of covfefe costume.$49.99 at Amazon.com

Dancing Snapchat Hotdog

SpiritHalloween

Maybe no other processed meat has had so much success online. Snapchat’s dancing hotdog filter shook it everywhere there was a phone handy this year (so, literally e-ver-y-where) which is why it’s only right it also dances at every single Halloween party. A standard hotdog suit will get ‘er done. But the ace move is to add some green headphones as you tear it up around town. Mix in expert hand spins and break dancing as you see fit.
- Hotdog Costume $29.99 at SpiritHalloween.com
- Green Headphones: $12.99 at Amazon.com

Inflatable T-Rex

The reach of the inflatable T-Rex on social has been far and wide. Which is ironic because its cute little arms are so, so useless. Maybe for that very reason, the T-rex suit is always good for a laugh and could be our generation's answer to the once-classic gorilla suit. Pro tip: bring a flask or a good friend to hold your beer, because you won’t be handling or drinking anything outside the confines of this costume. Still, it’s a crowd pleaser.$50.00 at Amazon.com

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Amazon / Rasta Imposta

Who doesn’t appreciate a visual pun inspired by a haunting 80s love ballad and a celestial occurrence? Eclipse mania had everyone from Trump to hip hop stars looking straight into the heart of the sun unprotected to witness the cosmic happening. Slip into a heart costume, then add some eclipse shades (and maybe a cane if you’re feeling risqué and want to channel your inner Joey Badass).$49.99 at Amazon.com

Rainblow Unicorn Snapchat Filter

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If only there was some kind of actual practical filter to thin out all the Snapchat filters that keep clogging up our feeds. The barfing unicorn with the watery Japanimation eyes has not breathed its last rainbow. The DIY twist here is a little makeup or rainbow tassels down the chin. Aside from that, a unicorn headband is really all you need. And your phone, of course, with which you’re expected to takes selfies all around town, shamelessly.$10.99 at Amazon.com

Harambe Angel

SpiritHalloween

Last year was just too soon. This year, you can honor the great ape that died for our sins -- literally. Harambe still gets plenty of love online. Honor every meme his untimely death created and broadcast the fact that all gorillas go to heaven. Obviously. Put some angel wings over a gorilla suit and spread your divine primate grace over everyone.
Gorilla suit -- $64.99 at SpiritHalloween.com
Angel wings -- $24.99 at Amazon.com

Netflix and Chill

Carrying a giant bag of ice might get a little old after a couple of hours at a house party—unless you live in the desert. Alternatively, you could throw some fake ice cubes in a Ziploc and call it a day.

Tommy Wiseau

Oh, hi Mark! This year The Disaster Artist tried to capture exactly what transpired behind the scenes of The Room, the most infamously hilarious cringe binge cult classic ever. We’d tell you that dressing up as Wiseau this year is your only chance but he just keeps being relevant, somehow. Fascinating. And always funny.
Wig -- $24.99 at Amazon.com
X-L Blazer -- $32.48 at Amazon.com
Khakis -- $24.99 at Amazon.com

Carseat

Zombie Viserius

Amazon / Arachnamania

Our hearts broke right along with Daenerys Stormborn when Viserius took an ice harpoon to the chest for Westeros. The shock was only replaced by the feeling of our faces melting like an ice wall when the White Walkers zombified him. This one is a little on the geeky side but it’s proper hilarious. You really just need a mask, a morphsuit and some wings. Consider too that having a bud go as a White Walker and brushing up on your zombie dragon screech won’t hurt here.
Mask -- $49.99 at SpiritHalloween.com
Morphsuit -- $42.48 at Amazon.com
Wings -- $17.99 at Amazon.com

Basic Witch

A good pun-based costume can really stand on its own with minimal effort involved. For this one, all you need is a witch's hat (and lucky for you, the one we recommend even comes with a glamorous buckle so everyone will know you mean business).$8.70 at Amazon.com

Dead Battery and No Wifi

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Give your Halloween party guests the fright of their lives and cloak yourself in the true evil of "Dead Battery" and "No Wifi." Although, you're gonna have to resist checking your phone all evening, so it's not for everybody.

Goldeneye N64 Cartridge

Bob Ross

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Why not pray tribute to one of the biggest and most beloved artists in TV history? The white afro might be a little tricky to find, but as long as you've got the happy little trees down, you're good to go.